Places ravendragonwing Wants to Go

This Japanese Manneken Pis gets new outfits for every occasion.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

An innovative local park built from an abandoned sewage treatment plant.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.